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Source Description
On the front of the fuchi, the golden head of a dragon emerges from clouds. Dragons were associated with water and often shown in clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
24005
label
Fuchi with Dragon in Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
24005
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Dragon in Clouds
description
On the front of the fuchi, the golden head of a dragon emerges from clouds. Dragons were associated with water and often shown in clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.1
height
2.4
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 x W: 15/16 x D: 7/16 in. (4.1 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
e3daa0656dd512c7
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
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photo
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cbb441fca47a415e
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no
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no